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The Senate passed S. 754, to provide that a portion of the income derived from trust or restricted land held by an individual Indian shall not be considered as a resource or income in determ…

The United States Senate passed H.J.Res. 157, to make technical corrections and to correct enrollment errors in certain acts making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 19…

The Senate began consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate agreed to S.Res. 191, to authorize testimony b…

The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2707, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

The Senate passed H.R. 2698, to make appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. The Senate began consideration of H.R. 2608, to make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Ju…

United States Senate session on July 25, 1991 with passage of S. 113, the Drunk Driving Child Protection Act, to increase the term of imprisonment for offenses involving driving while intoxi…

The Senate passed H.R. 2427, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. The Senate continu…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1241, the Violent Crime Control Act of 1991.

The Senate continued consideration of S. 1241, to control crime and reduce violent crime.

Members of the Senate debated amendments to S. 1241, the Violent Crime Control Act of 1991. S. 1241, the Bush administration’s proposed crime bill, contains provisions extending the number o…

The Senate continued debate on S. 1204, the Surface Transportation Efficiency Act/Federal-Aid Highway Act.

The Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 991, to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached regarding the Surface Transpo…

The Senate continued consideration of S. 173, to permit the Bell Telephone Companies to conduct research on telecommunications equipment. The Senate also received a message from the Presiden…

The Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1282, making supplemental appropriations and transfers for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm for the 1991 fiscal year. The Senate agreed…

The Senate agreed to S. Res. 90, extending a warm welcome to His Excellency Lech Walesa, President of the Republic of Poland. The Senate passed S. 725, the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental…

The Senate passed H. R. 1281, making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for the consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, food stamps, unemployment compensation administr…

The Senate voted on H.R. 1282, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide funds for the military costs of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Members also debated H.R. 1281, an emergency spen…

The Senate passed H.R. 1282, making supplemental appropriations and transfers for “Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm” for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991.

In this session of the Senate they passed S. 320, to reauthorize the Export Administration Act of 1979. They agreed to S. Res. 57, to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should exp…

The Senate passed S.J. Res. 2, to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. The Senate passed H.J. Res. 77, to authorize the…